Pamela Prince-Eason

Executive Leadership inductee

Pamela Prince Eason, president and CEO, Women’s Business Enterprise National Council, receives the WBE Hall of Fame Executive Leadership award, presented by Lynn Scott, chairman of the board of the American Institute of Diversity and Commerce.
Pamela Prince-Eason. As president and CEO of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council, Prince-Eason is the national voice for business issues concerning women. She is the former chair of the WBENC board of directors and previously held the position of vice president of worldwide procurement for Pfizer Inc.

Marsha Firestone

Executive Leadership inductee

Marsha Firstone (left), founder and president of the Women Presidents’ Educational Organization, receives the WBE Hall of Fame Executive Leadership award, presented by Larry Cauldwell, vice president, PepsiCo IT and corporate service procurement.
Marsha Firestone, Ph.D. A recognized expert in entrepreneurship and economic development, Firestone is the founder and president of the Women Presidents’ Organization, established in 1997 as a peer advisory organization for women who own multimillion-dollar businesses. She is also founder and president of the Women Presidents’ Educational Organization, dedicated to increasing access to business opportunities for women’s business enterprises.

Debbie Hurst

Executive Leadership inductee

Debbie Hurst, president, Women’s Business Council – Southwest, receives a WBE Hall of Fame award in the Executive Leadership Category presented by Cheryl Stevens, vice president, supplier diversity, Energy Future Holdings. Debbie Hurst. As president of the Women’s Business Council − Southwest since 1997, Hurst has provided a steady focus on advancing and enhancing business opportunities between women-owned businesses, corporations and public agencies. Serving as the president of the council, she plans, organizes, coordinates and directs all programs and activities throughout a four-state region including Oklahoma, central and north Texas, Arkansas and New Mexico. Under Hurst’s leadership, the WBCS has grown to more than 1,000 women’s business enterprises and corporate members.

Becky Sykes

Executive Leadership inductee

Becky Sykes, co-creator, Dallas Women’s Foundation, receives a WBE Hall of Fame award in the Executive Leadership catergory, presented by Debbie Dennis, vice president of corporate affairs, ONCOR.
Becky Sykes. In 1985, Sykes and 18 other women created the Dallas Women’s Foundation to encourage investment in women and girls and foster women’s philanthropy. Sykes is the immediate past president and CEO of the organization and served as its first board chair. Today, the foundation is the largest and one of the oldest of the 200 women’s funds around the world, granting $3 million per year to local nonprofit agencies dedicated to helping women and girls.

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